Avionics Radiation Hardness Assurance Engineer

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!

MRI, a woman-owned Technologies and Engineering Services company, has an exciting opportunity for a Avionics Radiation Hardness Assurance Engineer to join the team on the JETS II Contract at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration.

As an Avionics Radiation Hardness Assurance Engineer you will:

-Report directly to the Electronics and Electrical Section Manager as part of group of over 45 other Electronics and Electrical Engineers.
- Be familiar with systems engineering and integration (S&EI) and/or specialty engineering for NASA spaceflight (or similar complexity).
- Support new projects and sustaining efforts throughout product life cycle, including: standards adjudications, system
requirements reviews, preliminary design reviews, critical design reviews, manufacturing readiness reviews, flight readiness reviews, and failure investigations, as well as testing, analysis, inspection, sustaining support efforts.
- Drive critical decision-making processes for performing radiation testing, deriving part performance classification and
taxonomy, and improving vehicle and subsystem level radiation reliability and survivability.
- Tailor Radiation Hardness Assurance (RHA) requirements based upon mission, environment, application, and lifetime (MEAL) factors as well as program/project risk posture.
- Bound stochastic and deterministic electronics failure modes induced by natural space radiation environment.
- Write verification test plans, test procedures, and test reports against product requirement.
- Read and understand schematics for circuit and system diagrams to evaluate upstream and downstream impacts for transient analysis.
- Collaborate with design engineers, project personnel, and other stakeholders to evaluate performance of electronic hardware and assess need to address impacts to functional, performance, reliability, and availability metrics.
- Support program activities on behalf of subject matter experts (SMEs) by assessing relevance information with technical discussions to determine need to request SME consideration, and then accurately conveying SME assessments back to program and project stakeholders.
- Make recommendations for design, process improvements, and data collection.
- Perform root-cause analysis of test failures and communicate recommended actions.
- Present test results and data analyses to team members, project engineers, program managers, systems engineers, formal boards/panels, and more.
- Perform other duties as required.

Requisition Preferences:

• Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and normally possess 1 year of related experience in Systems, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• Experience with test hardware such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters, logic analyzers, function generators, electronic load banks, power supplies, power analyzers.
• Familiar with systems engineering and integration (S&EI) and/or specialty engineering for NASA spaceflight (or similar complexity) with systems engineering and integration (S&EI) and/or specialty engineering for NASA spaceflight (or similar complexity).
• Experience with test hardware such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters, logic analyzers, function generators, electronic load banks, power supplies, power analyzers.
• Prior experience in design and test of analog instrumentation systems.
• Project based experience designing, building, testing, and troubleshooting power distribution electronics, battery systems, and other electrical hardware (requirements definition; system modeling and simulation; circuit analysis; PCB design, fabrication; requirements verification).
• Excellent fabrication, and assembly; harness fabrication; requirements verification).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team of mechanical, electrical, and software engineers designing and building world-class, NASA spaceflight hardware.
• Prior experience in design and test of power supply and conditioning systems.
• Proficient in MS Office programs, particularly MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to work in a team environment

Proof of US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency may be a requirement for this position.

Must be able to complete a US government background investigation.

Management has the prerogative to select at any level for which this position has been advertised.

MRI Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Employment at MRI Technologies is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. MRI Technologies does not discriminate against any team member or applicant because of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, age, genetic information, past or present military service, marital or domestic partner status, parental status, pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.

MRI Technologies is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

Essential Functions

Work Environment

Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.

Physical Requirements

Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods (90% of time). May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs. (5% of time).

Equipment and Machines

Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, printer, etc.).

Attendance

Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical. Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.

Other Essential Functions

Professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation. Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.

As we are a Federal Contractor, most positions require the employee to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government background investigation. MRI also completes a pre-screening background check for anyone offered employment.